Software Engineer Ii, Backend (pmi Integrations)

Affirm Affirm · Fintech · Canada · Remote · Checkout

Software Engineer II, Backend (PMI Integrations) at Affirm, a fintech company. This role focuses on developing and maintaining APIs for partner and merchant integrations, supporting core business functions and scaling these systems. Responsibilities include project breakdown, collaboration with product and design, operational support, and contributing to team community. Requires 1.5+ years of backend experience, proficiency in Python or Kotlin, and familiarity with distributed systems, AWS, and Kubernetes.

What you'd actually do

  1. With the support of your team’s tech lead and manager, you will break down larger projects into individual tasks, deliver them in multiple phases, and collaborate with others to ensure timely delivery of your work.
  2. You will support your peers and stakeholders in the product development lifecycle by collaborating with product management, design & analytics by participating in ideation, articulating technical constraints, and partnering on decisions that properly consider risks and trade-offs.
  3. You will support the operations and availability of your team’s artifacts by creating and monitoring metrics, escalating when needed, and supporting “keep the lights on” & on-call efforts.
  4. You will contribute to a sense of community on your team by engaging in growth and development activities such as participation in the interview process.

Skills

Required

  • 1.5+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • designing, developing and launching backend systems
  • proficient in one of Python or Kotlin
  • familiar with the building blocks of distributed systems
  • AWS
  • Kubernetes
  • experience designing, developing and launching APIs at scale
  • taking a simple problem or business scenario into a solution that interacts with multiple software components
  • writing clear, easily understood, well tested and extensible code
  • navigating a large code base
  • debugging others' code
  • providing feedback to other engineers through code reviews
  • take ownership of your growth
  • proactively seeking feedback
  • strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience